New technology markedly improves hand-hygiene performance among healthcare workers after restroom visits

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 337-339

  Moller Sorensen H ^a   Korshin, A ^a   Mogensen, T ^b   Hoiby N ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hand hygiene; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; INTELLIGENT ALCOHOL RUB DISPENSER; INTELLIGENT SOAP DISPENSER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM; SANITATION; DEVICES; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84947319746     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.09.012     Document Type: Article

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